Supplementary Estimates (B), 2021-22  Madam Chair, we know that workers in Alberta, Saskatchewan and across Canada will have our support when it comes to our natural resources sector, including the oil and gas sector, and it is always a priority for the government when talking with our friends, the Americans.

Supplementary Estimates (B), 2021-22  Madam Chair, let me start by saying that we are very happy that the two Michaels, Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig, are back home. I would like to thank everybody who was involved in ensuring we were able to get them released, including Ambassador Barton, the Prime Minister and

Supplementary Estimates (B), 2021-22  Madam Chair, I share my colleague's concerns regarding the next winter Olympics. We were informed by the United States yesterday about its decision to not send any diplomats to Beijing. We will continue to engage with our allies and like-minded countries on this issue. I know my

Supplementary Estimates (B), 2021-22  Madam Chair, obviously we want to make sure that we are able to resettle 40,000 Afghan refugees. My deputy had the chance to go to the region, including to Qatar, Kuwait and Pakistan, to find ways to partner with these countries to resettle the 40,000 refugees I just mentioned.

Foreign Affairs  Mr. Speaker, the Afghanistan issue is indeed very important. Of course, Canada served alongside many of our NATO allies in Afghanistan, and we were supported by many Afghans on the ground, which is why we decided to honour that Afghan commitment to Canada by bringing 40,000 Afgh

Foreign Affairs  Mr. Speaker, I have no lessons to learn from my colleague when it comes to playing partisan politics, because that is exactly what the Conservatives are doing right now. That being said, we definitely need to learn from what happened in Afghanistan. As a government, we must do t

Foreign Affairs  Mr. Speaker, of course we want to learn what happened in Afghanistan. We also want to make sure the future Afghanistan is better than it is right now, and that is why we are continuing to follow the situation in Afghanistan very closely. We are very preoccupied with the situatio

Foreign Affairs  Mr. Speaker, of course the question of Afghanistan is important. It is important to our government, and it is important to all Canadians. I just came back from NATO and the OSCE, where I had the chance to meet with many of my counterparts to look at the lessons learned regarding

Foreign Affairs  Of course, we can also be proud that we will be resettling many of the NATO-linked refugees. Flights are arriving as we speak.

Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act  Mr. Speaker, I was having technical problems, not with the vote we just had, but with the previous vote on the motion moved by the member for Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan. I would like to change my vote and vote in favour of the motion.

Official Languages  Mr. Speaker, the Bloc Québécois is fearmongering once again. Basically, if my colleague read the bill we introduced very carefully, she would know that we are willing to recognize the application of the Charter of the French Language to federally regulated businesses that have al

Official Languages  Mr. Speaker, my colleague can keep asking me questions, which I will always be pleased to answer because doing so gives me an opportunity to talk about the government's position. Basically, we want to protect the French language. We are recognizing new rights: the right to work

Official Languages  Mr. Speaker, my colleague must be wondering what place the Bloc Québécois has in the House of Commons. The Bloc Québécois has been calling for greater protection for French for decades. Our government keeps its promises and protects the French language. Obviously, the Bloc Québé

Official Languages  Mr. Speaker, I want to thank my colleague for his excellent question and his leadership at the Standing Committee on Official Languages. Our Bill C‑32, essentially a modernisation of the Official Languages Act, will protect and promote French in all areas of Canadian life, in ou

Official Languages  Mr. Speaker, I want to thank my colleague for his excellent question. He knows full well that we are a minority government and that every bill needs the support of the opposition parties. Given that the Conservative Party has been calling for the modernization of the Official La